In Dark Horse Comics’ upcoming series Dept. H, a woman named Mia finds that out firsthand as she travels to a remote undersea research station to investigate a murder. It debuts on April 27 and it’s an Agatha Christie-esque, locked-room mystery: Since only a handful of people work down there and you can’t exactly run too far from the crime scene, the culprit must still be lurking nearby. The story is as high-pressure as a deep-sea diving suit.

His actual work in the debut issue of Black Panther, though, illustrates the learning curve of seamlessly coordinating words and images. In the issue (which is admittedly of a higher quality than most first-time comics writers produce), he demonstrates a capability with narrative, but a timidity with the comics form. But in many other respects, he does shockingly well.

We’ve compiled a list of ongoing comics that represent sexuality well on paper — although a couple now-defunct titles snuck into the ranking too. You’ll notice Gilbert Hernandez’s upcoming Garden of Flesh isn’t mentioned yet, but come July, Fantagraphics will likely have a sexy, shocking hit on their hands.